The Gaucho Culture: One of the faces of Brazilian cultural diversity

Objective:

This course aims at integrating the learning of content about the Gaucho culture and Rio Grande do Sul, a state in Southern Brazil, with the learning of Brazilian Portuguese in beginner level (no prior knowledge needed).

The Gaucho Culture is a free, non-credit course, and is open to students, faculty and staff of Concordia University of Edmonton.

Content:

Reading, writing, and listening texts in Portuguese in beginner level.

Main features and traditions of the Gaucho culture.

Vocabulary and expressions to talk about personal information.

Asking and answering simple personal questions.

Schedule:

Every Thursday from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm in HA 342

Total: 20 hours

The course starts on February 14, 2019 and will run until April 25, 2019.